BOOSTER SHOTS AND V.I.D.

Take your dog for regular checkups but don't
destroy his immune system with over-vaccination leading to horrific
Vaccine Induced Disease (VID)
resulting in terrible suffering and big income for unscrupulous veterinary
practices!

BOOSTER SHOT WARNING

Kris Christine and Staff Jan 2007, editorial UPDATE
Aug 2016

The risks of over-vaccination are serious and significant.
TheDogPlace.org forced the
veterinary associations to classify only parvo, hepatitis, distemper and rabies vaccines as “Core
Vaccines.” Here is a summary of the facts and risks of repeated "booster
shots."

The rabies vaccine information was validated by TheDogPlace.org in Jan 2007
but pet owners are still being misled about booster shots. Let's start with the acknowledged fact that following puppy shots, core vaccines are proven to protect your pet for a minimum of 7 years!Duration of vaccine immunity has been withheld from the pet owning public for obvious reasons. Immunizations are among the most profitable visits for the veterinary practice and many vets' offices still push annual, bi-annual, and/or tri-annual "booster shots" on adult dogs.

Pet
owners are indebted to Kris L. Christine. Her February 2005 testimony before the State Of Maine's Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Committee
was published here and it went viral. Suddenly, the cat was out of the bag!

Kris went on to become the Founder and Co-Trustee of The Rabies Challenge Fund
which today lists such prominent veterinary supporters as Dr. Jean Dodds
(the leader in canine thyroid research)
who warns "The practice of giving useless booster shots takes an unnecessary toll on both owner finances and animals’ health..."

Many veterinarians still send pet owners reminders for booster shots and
justify that callous practice with vaccine manufacturers’ labeled recommendations.
Of course the manufacturers want their product to be used! That's like
bread makers convincing medical doctors to prescribe "a loaf a day" for each
person on the planet! Colorado State University
Veterinary Teaching Hospital states “…booster vaccine recommendations
for vaccines other than rabies virus have been determined arbitrarily by manufacturers.”

Booster Shots Of No Value To Already Vaccinated Dogs

Dr. Ronald Schultz, Chairman of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, is at the forefront of vaccine research and is one of the world’s leading authorities on veterinary vaccines. His challenge study results form the scientific base of the American Animal Hospital Association’s (AAHA) 2003 Canine Vaccine Guidelines, Recommendations, and Supporting Literature (Attachment 7). These studies are based on science – they are not arbitrary. The public, however, cannot access this data. The American Animal Hospital Association only makes this report available to veterinarians, not private citizens, and Maine’s pet owners are unaware that the
AAHA Guidelines state on Page 18: “We now know that booster injections are of no value in dogs already immune, and immunity from distemper infection and vaccination lasts for a minimum of 7 years based on challenge studies and up to 15 years (a lifetime) based on antibody titer.”

The AAHA further states that hepatitis and parvovirus vaccines have been proven to protect for a minimum of 7 years by challenge and up to 9 and 10 years based on antibody count. So, unless
state laws change so that veterinarians are required to provide vaccine disclosure forms, dog owners who
automatically receive reminders for booster shots will not know that nationally-accepted scientific studies have demonstrated that
"animals are protected a minimum of 7 years after vaccination with the distemper, parvovirus, and adenovirus-2 vaccines." (page 12 AAHA 2003 Guidelines.)

Wall Street Journal reporter Rhonda L. Rundle quoted Dr. Ronald Schultz in a July 31, 2002 article entitled Annual Pet Vaccinations may be Unnecessary, Fatal.
"My own pets are vaccinated once or twice as pups and kittens, then never again except for rabies.” Dr. Schultz knows there’s no benefit in over-vaccinating animals because
immunity is not enhanced, but the risk of harmful adverse reactions is increased. He also knows that most core veterinary vaccines are protective for at least seven years, if not for the lifetime of the animal.

Kris Christine points out "The first entry under Appendix 2 of the
AAHA Guidelines (Attachment 7) “Important Vaccination ‘Do’s and Don’ts” is “Do Not Vaccinate Needlessly – Don’t revaccinate more often than is needed and only with the vaccines that prevent diseases for which that animal is at risk.” The
American Animal Hospital Assoc. also caution veterinarians: “Do Not Assume that Vaccines Cannot Harm a Patient – Vaccines are potent medically active agents and have the very real potential of producing adverse events.”
Very few pet owners have had this disclosed to them.

The AVMA’s Principles of Vaccination states “Unnecessary stimulation of the immune system does not result in enhanced disease resistance, and may increase the risk of adverse post-vaccination events.” They elaborate by reporting that:
“Possible adverse events include failure to immunize, anaphylaxis, immunosuppression, autoimmune disorders, transient infections, and/or long-term infected carrier states."

Referring to adverse reactions from vaccines, the
Wall Street Journal article cited above
(Attachment 2) reports: “In cats there has been a large increase in
hyperthyroidism and cancerous tumors between the shoulder blades where vaccines
typically are injected.” With modified live virus vaccines (distemper, parvovirus, hepatitis), some animals can actually contract the same disease which they are being inoculated against.

The extended durations of immunity for vaccines is not “new” or “recent” science. AAHA reveals on Page 2 of their Guidelines that ideal reduced vaccination protocols were recommended by vaccinology experts beginning in 1978.
A Veterinary Practice Newsarticle entitled
“Managing Vaccine Changes” (Attachment 3) by veterinarian Dennis M. McCurnin,reports that: “Change has been discussed for the past 15 years and now has started to move across the country.”

Vaccines have played a significant role in enabling animals to live longer and healthier lives. Evaluations of disease risks associated with a particular vaccine, compared to the benefits of vaccination are necessary in crafting optimal health recommendations that include vaccination.

The proper application of vaccines to animal populations has enhanced their health and welfare, and prolonged their life-spans. However,
risks to animal health from vaccination as opposed to non-vaccination are
significant. Adverse events, including some that are potentially severe, can be unintended consequences of vaccination.
Because vaccinating an animal which is already immune to a disease does not increase their immunity but does
in fact raise the risk of adverse reactions, it is important to avoid over-vaccination. Blood titers can help determine whether an animal’s antibody count is at protective levels.

Risks Associated With Core Canine Diseases Are:

Distemper – high rates of morbidity and mortality from respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurological abnormalities; a widespread disease.

Parvovirus – high rates of morbidity and mortality resulting primarily from gastrointestinal disease; this disease has worldwide distribution;

Adenovirus – high rates of morbidity and mortality from liver dysfunction.

Rabies – nearly universally fatal neurological disease. Infected animals are a potential source for human infection, thus vaccination is mandated by law in most states.

Risks Associated With Vaccination Are:

Possible adverse events from vaccination include failure to immunize, anaphylaxis, immunosuppression, autoimmune disorders such as hyper/hypothyroidism, polyarthritis, allergies, transient infections, and/or long-term infected carrier states. In addition, a causal association in cats between injection sites and the subsequent development of a malignant tumor is the subject of ongoing research.

Optimal immune responses are obtained by vaccines administered singly three to four weeks apart rather than in combination shots. Single vaccine administration also reduces the likelihood of adverse events as well as increasing the animal’s immune response. Only healthy animals should be vaccinated.

If your animal experiences any of the following symptoms after vaccination, you should contact your veterinarian immediately: fever, vomiting, diarrhea, uncontrollable trembling, lack of coordination, seizures or a hard lump at the vaccination site which doesn’t disappear after a couple of weeks.

Editor's 2015 note: This 2007
document was researched and compiled before the frequency of Vaccine Induced
Disease (VID) was known. V.I.D. is common today in over-vaccinated
pets. The Veterinary Associations remain silent, thus exposing millions of
animals to unneeded vaccinations resulting in fatal diseases such as cancer.

Treating the resulting symptoms of
VID (over-vaccination) is extremely profitable. Pet Insurance, which covers Vaccine
Induced Disease makes it even more profitable to push unneeded and risky booster
shots. !!!! Please forward this to every dog owner you know.